http://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/videos/Saving-the-Endangered-Monk-Seal.html#ooid=ZzNmd1MToklu_CQzrd3dkyBe7qLC1Lxf
The endangered monk seals are due to human contact and habitat destruction. More than 2/3rds of the population has decreased. Humans was fished out the primary prey species for the seals. Also, marine debri allows the seals o get tangeled or trapped. In the main Hawaiian Islands the number of monk seals are increasing due to an effort by governments to protect the species. A downside of such an increase is that many do not have a place to go and according to the video find themselves facing humanity with little to no place to go. It is likely that they will be affected by human activity, even if humans are careful and aware.
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